SPONSOR: Boyko
This bill modifies the definition of "qualified school" for the purposes of the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program.
The bill requires charter schools, private schools, and public schools to meet certain requirements in order to be considered qualified schools for the program. Under the bill qualified schools must follow the minimum school term provisions established by law, provide dyslexia assessments, have students participate in moderate physical activity, observe Veterans Day, provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction, display the United States flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, provide access to official recruiting representatives of the military, set an opening school term date as provided by law, and following prevailing wage requirements for school construction projects.
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